Footage has circulated online of a Christian pastor being arrested while street preaching at the weekend.

The footage shows Steve Maile, the senior pastor of Oasis City Church in Watford, being arrested by three officers while preaching the gospel in Watford.

During the incident Maile continually protests that no offence has been committed. One of the police officers appears to say that Maile allegedly assaulted someone, something Maile denies.

Maile was later released and posted a video on Facebook thanking supporters for their prayers.

In the video, Maile claims he was “absolutely brutalised and victimised by the British police” and that he was in “excruciating pain”.

Maile said that he had been released on bail and that the allegations against him are “totally false”. Adding a note of defiance to his post, Maile said, “You will never ever stop Steve Maile from preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.